Genres: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Pop/Rock Active: 50's, 60's, 70's Born: January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, MS
Johnny Cash, Rick Nelson, Fats Domino, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, Eddie Cochran, Charlie Rich, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Conway Twitty, Joe South, Brenda Lee, Jerry Reed, Ronnie Milsap, Bill Haley, The Rolling Stones Stray Cats, Billy Idol, The Honeydrippers, Rick Nelson, Shane Fenton, Billy Fury, John Fogerty, Fine Young Cannibals, Dave Edmunds, Bob Dylan, Chris Isaak, Ral Donner, Buddy Knox, Ritchie Valens, The Shadows, Huelyn Duvall, Robert Plant, Roy Orbison, NRBQ |  |
Elvis Presley may be the single most important figure in American 20th century popular music. Not necessarily the best, and certainly not the most consistent. But no one could argue with the fact that he was the musician most responsible for popularizing rock & roll on an international level. Viewed in cold sales figures, his impact was phenomenal. Dozens upon dozens of international smashes from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s, as well as the steady sales of his catalog and reissues since his death in 1977, may make him the single highest-selling performer in history.
More important from a music lover's perspective, however, are his remarkable artistic achievements. Presley was not the very first white man to sing rhythm & blues; Bill Haley predated him in that regard, and there may have been others as well.
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Release: October 14, 2008
Label: RCA
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Release: August 11, 2008
Label: Universal
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